Trip-Specific Covid-19 Information & FAQ

Updated as of 8.25.2022

Entry into France

• All travelers are allowed to enter France without having to meet any testing requirements.

• Bring your original Covid-19 CDC vaccination card with you everywhere in the event it is needed in transit or any other location. You should also have a picture of it on your phone in the event you lose your card.

• Wear a KN95 or N95 mask throughout airports to reduce the likelihood of Covid-19 exposure in the interest of the group's health and safety. We also ask you to wear a KN95/N95 mask as much as you can during flights. It is also recommended that you keep your air vent open so filtered air circulates around you.

Testing

• In the best interest of the health of the group, we ask you to take a COVID-19 rapid antigen (or PCR) test within 48 hours of meeting up with the group. Please note that if you test positive and are unable to travel, you will be able to file a claim via the included trip insurance.

• We ask that you take an additional self-test on Sunday, September 4, before joining the group at our welcome reception.

• The United States has removed the requirement to test the day before you board your flight back home.

• If any traveler exhibits Covid-19 symptoms, your tour manager will have rapid antigen tests on hand.

Masking

• Stanford requires wearing masks indoors (except when eating/drinking), aboard trains and coaches to reduce the likelihood of Covid-19 transmission.

• We highly recommend you mask aboard your flights en route to Paris to reduce Covid-19 exposure.

• Please bring plenty of KN95 or N95 masks to last you throughout the trip.

• For those of you arriving early in Paris, we also ask you to mask throughout the hotel common areas and indoors for our group’s health.

In the event of a positive Covid-19 Case

• You will be asked to self-isolate immediately from the group.

• Your tour manager and our Stanford Travel/Study office will work with our insurance company and local operator to facilitate quarantine arrangements and additional testing, coordinate medical assistance if necessary, and assist with your safe return home. You will need a positive Covid-19 test, certified by a doctor, to submit a claim.

• Stanford Travel/Study provides a new benefit to all travelers that covers up to $14,000 in reasonable quarantine expenses (as deemed by the insurance provider) incurred as the result of a positive certified Covid-19 test received during the program. In addition, our coverage will reimburse you for the portion of the trip cost (up to $30,000) that you miss once quarantine has begun.

Stanford Travel/Study General Covid-19 Information

(Updated as of 4.8.22)

For the latest information about Stanford Travel/Study's general approach to Covid-19 and travel, please view our website: Travel and Covid-19.

With destination conditions and travel requirements changing frequently, travel protocols for specific destinations on this program will be shared on this tab and updated approximately 30 days before departure.

Stanford Travel/Study works closely with our local operators and Stanford's Risk Management and Environmental Health & Safety departments to ensure that proper precautions are being taken to mitigate the risk of Covid-19 infection on all our programs. While the measures we have listed below have been shown to significantly mitigate the chances of contracting Covid-19, there is no way to completely eliminate the risk of infection while traveling. We have experienced some incidents of Covid-19 on our trips—there is a real risk that you might acquire it while traveling on this program. Each participant must assess their own risk tolerance and make their own decision as to whether or not they feel comfortable traveling, understanding that there is a chance of becoming infected.

These are the following measures being put into place on each program:

• All travelers who are eligible for vaccination will be required to upload documentation showing full vaccination (including boosters, if eligible) for Covid-19.

• Each traveler will be asked to review and agree to specific Covid-19 expectations prior to departure.

• Mask and social distancing practices will be determined by CDC recommendations, local mandates and policies imposed by venues, transportation and local operators specific to our program.

• Stanford Travel/Study reserves the right to impose stricter masking and/or social distancing requirements than those dictated by local mandates.

• All modes of transportation, hotels and restaurants will be required to adhere to a strict cleaning protocol throughout the program.

• Travelers should self-report any symptoms or possible illness to the tour staff during the program. If Covid-19 infection is suspected, we will arrange for a test to be administered as soon as possible.

• Additional Covid-19 testing may be administered during a program as required by local authorities and venues or to assess the health status of the group.

• We expect travelers to bring an adequate supply of personal hygiene products and PPE, along with an ample supply of prescription medication extending beyond the trip duration in case of required quarantine. In addition, our tour managers will be supplied with extra hand sanitizer, masks and a touchless thermometer.

In the event that a participant tests positive for Covid-19 during the program, the following measures will be implemented:

• You will be asked to self-isolate immediately from the group.

• Your tour manager and our Stanford Travel/Study office will work with our insurance company and local operator to facilitate quarantine arrangements and additional testing, coordinate medical assistance if necessary, and assist with your safe return home.

• Stanford Travel/Study provides a new benefit to all travelers that covers up to $14,000 in reasonable quarantine expenses (as deemed by the insurance provider) incurred as the result of a positive certified Covid-19 test received during the program. In addition, our coverage will reimburse you for the portion of the trip cost (up to $30,000) that you miss once quarantine has begun.